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Hyde, Cheshire [266]

Hyde Park South Australia [59]

Hyde England [23]

Hyde, Central Otago [9]

Hyde [7]

Hyde, Winchester, Hampshire [7]

Hyde, Cheshire, England [6]

Hyde, Lancashire [6]

Gee Cross, Hyde, Cheshire [5]

Hyde Heath, Buckinghamshire [5]

Hyde, Hampshire [5]

Hyde Cheshire [4]

Hyde Park, Doncaster, Yorkshire [4]

Hyde Park, Leeds, Yorkshire [4]

Newton, Hyde, Cheshire [4]

Hyde, Manchester [3]

East Hyde, Bedfordshire [2]

East Hyde, Luton, Bedfordshire [2]

Elizabeth Street, Hyde Park, Sydney [2]

Godley, Hyde, Cheshire [2]

Hyde Manchester [2]

Hyde Park New South Wales [2]

Hyde Park, London [2]

Hyde, Chester, Cheshire [2]

Hyde, Greater Manchester [2]

16 Hyde Park Gdns,London. [1]

213 Gloucester Terrace, Hyde Park, London [1]

3 Norfolk Crescent, Hyde Park, London [1]

Broadbottom, Hyde, Cheshire [1]

Chiltern Green, Hyde, Bedfordshire [1]

Durkenfield Hyde [1]

East Hyde, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Gee Cross,Hyde,Stockport,Cheshire. [1]

Gee Cross/Hyde/Cheshire [1]

Godley Hyde, Cheshire [1]

Hatfield Hyde, Hertfordshire [1]

Hooley Hill-Hyde, Cheshire [1]

Hyde Cheshire England [1]

Hyde Cheshire. [1]

Hyde Heath, Chesham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Hyde Park Victoria [1]

Hyde Park Western Australia [1]

Hyde Park, Westminster, London [1]

Hyde Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Hyde near Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Hyde, Cheshire [1]

Hyde, Chalford, Glos [1]

Hyde, Cheshire. [1]

Hyde, Stockport [1]

Hyde. Cheshire. [1]

Rank

Private [60]

Lance Corporal [9]

Corporal [6]

Lieutenant [5]

Rifleman [4]

Captain [3]

Gunner [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Major [2]

Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

A Mech 1 / Engineer [1]

A Mech 1 / Fitter (A.E.) [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Major [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major/Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Lance Corp[oral [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Medical Officer [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private 1st Class [1]

Sapper [1]

Sergeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [13]

Manchester Regiment [12]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Otago Infantry Regiment [6]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

HMS TIGER [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Air Service [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

7th Hussars [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Belgian Unit [1]

Canadian Field Ambulance [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cyclist Companies, Divisional Mounted Troops [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

H M S Minesweeper Kinross [1]

H.M.S. "Victory I" formerly H.M.S. "Attentive" [1]

HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

HMS Castor [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS Hannibal [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS Powerful [1]

HMS ST VINCENT [1]

HMS VALIANT [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

HMS Vivid II [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [177]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [114]

Australian Imperial Force [86]

British Army [78]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [56]

S [50]

H [44]

C [41]

M [37]

W [37]

R [27]

G [24]

P [23]

L [20]

T [18]

D [15]

A [13]

E [13]

F [13]

J [9]

K [8]

O [7]

V [5]

N [4]

I [2]

Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [450]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [35]

New Zealand [6]

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Place of birth

Hyde, Cheshire [266] Hyde Park South Australia [59] Hyde England [23] Hyde, Central Otago [9] Hyde [7] Hyde, Winchester, Hampshire [7] Hyde, Cheshire, England [6] Hyde, Lancashire [6] Gee Cross, Hyde, Cheshire [5] Hyde Heath, Buckinghamshire [5] Hyde, Hampshire [5] Hyde Cheshire [4] Hyde Park, Doncaster, Yorkshire [4] Hyde Park, Leeds, Yorkshire [4] Newton, Hyde, Cheshire [4] Hyde, Manchester [3] East Hyde, Bedfordshire [2] East Hyde, Luton, Bedfordshire [2] Elizabeth Street, Hyde Park, Sydney [2] Godley, Hyde, Cheshire [2] Hyde Manchester [2] Hyde Park New South Wales [2] Hyde Park, London [2] Hyde, Chester, Cheshire [2] Hyde, Greater Manchester [2] 16 Hyde Park Gdns,London. [1] 213 Gloucester Terrace, Hyde Park, London [1] 3 Norfolk Crescent, Hyde Park, London [1] Broadbottom, Hyde, Cheshire [1] Chiltern Green, Hyde, Bedfordshire [1] Durkenfield Hyde [1] East Hyde, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Gee Cross,Hyde,Stockport,Cheshire. [1] Gee Cross/Hyde/Cheshire [1] Godley Hyde, Cheshire [1] Hatfield Hyde, Hertfordshire [1] Hooley Hill-Hyde, Cheshire [1] Hyde Cheshire England [1] Hyde Cheshire. [1] Hyde Heath, Chesham, Buckinghamshire [1] Hyde Park Victoria [1] Hyde Park Western Australia [1] Hyde Park, Westminster, London [1] Hyde Winchester, Hampshire [1] Hyde near Manchester, Lancashire [1] Hyde, Cheshire [1] Hyde, Chalford, Glos [1] Hyde, Cheshire. [1] Hyde, Stockport [1] Hyde. Cheshire. [1]

Rank

Private [60] Lance Corporal [9] Corporal [6] Lieutenant [5] Rifleman [4] Captain [3] Gunner [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Major [2] Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] A Mech 1 / Engineer [1] A Mech 1 / Fitter (A.E.) [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Major [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major/Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Lance Corp[oral [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Medical Officer [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Pioneer [1] Private 1st Class [1] Sapper [1] Sergeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Cheshire Regiment [13] Manchester Regiment [12] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Otago Infantry Regiment [6] Royal Field Artillery [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] South Lancashire Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Labour Corps [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] HMS TIGER [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Naval Air Service [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] 7th Hussars [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Australian Imperial Force [1] Belgian Unit [1] Canadian Field Ambulance [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cyclist Companies, Divisional Mounted Troops [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] H M S Minesweeper Kinross [1] H.M.S. "Victory I" formerly H.M.S. "Attentive" [1] HMS BELLEROPHON [1] HMS Castor [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS Hannibal [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS Powerful [1] HMS ST VINCENT [1] HMS VALIANT [1] HMS Vivid [1] HMS Vivid II [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [177] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [114] Australian Imperial Force [86] British Army [78] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [56] S [50] H [44] C [41] M [37] W [37] R [27] G [24] P [23] L [20] T [18] D [15] A [13] E [13] F [13] J [9] K [8] O [7] V [5] N [4] I [2] Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [450] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [35] New Zealand [6]

George Worthington

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 58174 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 58174 Private Cheshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 58174 Private Cheshire Regiment 16th Battalion

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James Edward Cain

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army L/25688 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 25688 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Frank Thickett

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 350516 Serjeant Manchester Regiment 9th Battalion.

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Allan Richmond Cockerell

Born 1891

Died 1975

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 8/744 Norfolk Island Garrison

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 8/744 Lieutenant Otago Infantry Battalion

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John Mclean

Born 1879

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 30108 2nd Lieutenant Otago Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion, D Company

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Allan Gordon Hall

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Acting Major Royal Field Artillery

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery

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Robinson Bracewell

Born 1877

Died 1919

Royal Navy 270477 Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class H M S Minesweeper Kinross

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Frank Shaw

Born 1894

Died 1920

British Army 11888 Private Cheshire Regiment Depot

British Army 11888 Private Cheshire Regiment 14th Battalion

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Joseph Caveney

Died 1918

British Army 25822 Corporal Royal Scots 2nd Battalion

British Army 25822 Corporal Royal Scots 11th Battalion

British Army Royal Scots 15th Battalion (1st Edinburgh City).

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Alfred Dale

Died 1915

British Army 2397 Company Serjeant Major Manchester Regiment 11th manchest Battalion

British Army 2397 Warrant Officer Class 2 Manchester Regiment 11th manchest Battalion

British Army 2397 Company Serjeant Major Manchester Regiment

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Frank Booth

Born 1882

Died 1919

British Army 156185 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 11th Battalion

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James Lawrence Mathewson

Born 1875

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 17/119 Otago Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 17/119 Corporal Veterinary Corps on enlistment 1st Battalion

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Albert Mottershead

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 352536 Private Manchester Regiment 9th Battalion

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Arnold Hartley

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 7514 Private Yorkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 7514 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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James Allan Ramsay

Born 1896

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 39311 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Peter Ernest Howard

Born 1884

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 11/2391 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

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Francis Joseph Kinney

Born 1890

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 55062 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

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Andrew Provan Mckay

Born 1884

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 26/1662 Rifleman New Zealand Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion

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Frank Ridyard

Died 1918

British Army 47765 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 29827 Private East Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Leslie Frank Cooper

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 13274 Lance Corporal

British Army 13274 Lance Corporal King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 6th Battalion

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